GRACE GIVES SPACE
“In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was...
ALREADY AND NOT YET
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people, training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and in the...
ACCEPTING HUMAN MINISTRY
“Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized...
RENEWAL OF ALL CREATION
“Prepare, O Zebulon, / and adorn yourself, O Naphtali; / River Jordan, cease flowing / and receive with joy the Master coming to be...
LOVING HIS EPIPHANY
“As for you, always be sober, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, carry out your ministry fully. As for me, I am already...
LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION
"…And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from the evil one.” (Lk 11: 4) This part of the Lord’s Prayer usually gives rise to...
THE MANY MASKS OF ENVY
“And the chief priests accused him of many things. And Pilate again asked him, ‘Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they...
THE AMBITION TO “HAVE”
“As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal...
REALITY CHECK
“Jesus said, ‘I came into this world for judgment (εἰς κρίμα) so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become...
GOD WITH US
“Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, even as we have hoped in You.” (Ps 32/33: 22) This Psalm-verse is frequently repeated in our...
